Main Entry: 1hook
Pronunciation: hk
Function: noun1: a curved or bent tool for catching, holding, or pulling2: something curved or bent3: the flight of a ball curving to the left when hit or thrown by a right-hander or to the right when hit or thrown by a left-hander4: a short sweeping punch made with the elbow bent5: 1CRADLE 6 <left the phone off the hook> - by hook or by crook: by any means - off the hook: out of trouble - on one's own hook: by oneself : INDEPENDENTLY